diff --git a/src/js/static-net-filtering.js b/src/js/static-net-filtering.js
index 0b7e22a36..edcaf7a3f 100644
--- a/src/js/static-net-filtering.js
+++ b/src/js/static-net-filtering.js
@@ -1334,7 +1334,7 @@ FilterParser.prototype.parseOptions = function(s) {
             continue;
         }
         if ( opt === 'elemhide' ) {
-            if ( this.action !== AllowAction ) {
+            if ( this.action === AllowAction ) {
                 this.parseOptType('elemhide', false);
                 this.action = BlockAction;
                 continue;